Lettuce Sea Slug

Well, I can't make Karl be the only representative from the CiC Underwater Photographers sub-committee, so here are some shots showing off some of the many colors and patterns of the Lettuce Sea Slug (Elysia crispata).

Re: Lettuce Sea Slug

Glad that everyone likes them! I have taken it as my personal task to make everyone love nudibranchs!

Originally Posted by Karl

Me too

Nice colours - where are thes found??

Karl

These were found in the Caribbean off of Saba Island. I spent a week on the Caribbean Explorer II live-aboard vessel diving off of St. Kitts, Saba, and St. Maarten.

While there, I found four (maybe five) different species of nudibranchs. These guys were certainly the most numerous, but I also saw some Long-Horn Nudibranchs and a couple other species that I will be sharing soon.

When I was in Wakatobi, there were many more nudibranchs to be found. By my rough counts, I photographed 35 specific individuals consisting of 19 different species. The Indo-Pacific is just so much more diverse than the Caribbean - you're lucky to be able to dive their more easily than I.